Compassion for Immigrants

Leith Anderson is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals.

Updated December 7, 2012, 1:13 PM

The Bible says a lot about immigrants and how they are to be treated. Based on biblical teachings, the National Association of Evangelicals, along with the Southern Baptist Convention, Liberty University and many other organizations, has advocated for comprehensive immigration reform that protects our borders, treats everyone with dignity and finds a reasonable process to deal with immigrants already in America.

President Obama has embraced a reasonable approach to immigration, as has Gov. Rick Perry.

The political leaders who have promoted this comprehensive approach have been President George W. Bush and President Obama. In the recent Republican debates, Gov. Rick Perry has expressed concern for dealing effectively and compassionately with immigrants based on his experience as governor of Texas, the state with the longest border shared with a neighbor nation.